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		<title>Senate approves $600 million in border security funds</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/08/12/senate-approves-600-million-in-border-security-funds/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/08/12/senate-approves-600-million-in-border-security-funds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:18:04 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Border Security]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two senators &#8212; Democrats Charles Schumer of New York and Ben Cardin of Maryland &#8212; returned from their August recess Thursday to give the chamber&#8217;s approval for $600 million in emergency funding to help secure the U.S.-Mexico border. The measure, which has already been approved by the House of Representatives, now advances to President Barack [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EADS is keen to make defense acquisitions in the U.S.</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/07/20/eads-is-keen-to-make-defense-acquisitions-in-the-u-s/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/07/20/eads-is-keen-to-make-defense-acquisitions-in-the-u-s/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:55:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=975</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[EADS is keen to make &#8220;reasonable&#8221; acquisitions in the field of defense security and services in the U.S. over the next few years, Chief Executive Louis Gallois said over the weekend. The U.S. has the largest defense budget in the world and EADS has been trying for years to win a bigger share of that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Border Drones Plagued by Mishaps, Pilot Shortage</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/07/16/border-drones-plagued-by-mishaps-pilot-shortage/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/07/16/border-drones-plagued-by-mishaps-pilot-shortage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:12:13 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Customs and Border Protection]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=981</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite high-profile support for flying unmanned aircraft along the U.S. border with Mexico, the camera-equipped drones are far from a technological magic bullet for fighting illegal immigration. Testimony presented to the House Homeland Security Committee highlights a number of problems facing Customs and Border Patrol&#8217;s drone fleet, including a high accident rate and a pilot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3,000 Laptops Stolen From Mil Contractor</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/07/14/3000-laptops-stolen-from-mil-contractor/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/07/14/3000-laptops-stolen-from-mil-contractor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:25:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[USA]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=891</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Thieves allegedly took an estimated 3,000 laptop computers from the Florida warehouse of a military contractor, police said. The thieves arrived by car at iGov Technologies in Tampa, a contractor for the top secret U.S. Special Operations Command, and broke in through the roof, the St. Petersburg Times reported Monday. The heist took place during [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Turkish minister reveals purchase of 27 attack helicopters</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/07/02/turkish-minister-reveals-purchase-of-27-attack-helicopters/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/07/02/turkish-minister-reveals-purchase-of-27-attack-helicopters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contracts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finmeccanica Group]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=960</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today’s Zaman (Turkey) Defense Minister Vecdi Gönül has said that, in addition to an earlier decision to buy nine Italian AgustaWestland-made A129 attack helicopters, Turkey has also decided to lease nine A129s to meet the urgent needs of the Turkish military. A Turkish request for the purchase of nine US-made Bell AH-1W Super Cobra helicopters [...]]]></description>
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		<title>White House To Streamline Arms Export License Process</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/07/01/white-house-to-streamline-arms-export-license-process/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/07/01/white-house-to-streamline-arms-export-license-process/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=958</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[U.S. President Barack Obama plans to send Congress legislation this year to create a single agency to issue arms export licenses, the chief of the National Security Council said June 30. The new agency would take over licensing tasks from the Departments of State, Commerce and Treasury, said James Jones, Obama&#8217;s national security adviser. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New agency will house export rules</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/30/new-agency-will-house-export-rules/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/30/new-agency-will-house-export-rules/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:12:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=956</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[National Security Adviser James Jones on Wednesday announced the creation of a new and independent agency that will merge all export licensing activities under a board of directors reporting to the president. The move, backed by some of the nation’s most powerful trade associations and companies, is part of the Obama administration’s sweeping effort to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pentagon: high-tech intelligence tools more than big guns and heavy armor</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/29/pentagon-high-tech-intelligence-tools-more-than-big-guns-and-heavy-armor/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/29/pentagon-high-tech-intelligence-tools-more-than-big-guns-and-heavy-armor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:10:39 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Boeing]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=954</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Boeing has agreed to acquire Argon ST for USD775 million in a deal value that exceeds previous estimates for the C4ISR specialist, reflecting strong rival bidding from Boeing&#8217;s peers. This acquisition reflect a shift by defense contractors seeking to accommodate a Pentagon that now wants high-tech intelligence tools as much or more than big guns [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Signs 2nd-Stage U.S.-EU Aviation Agreement</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/24/u-s-signs-2nd-stage-u-s-eu-aviation-agreement/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/24/u-s-signs-2nd-stage-u-s-eu-aviation-agreement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[European Union]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=939</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Cynthia Stroum, the US Ambassador to Luxembourg and Susan Kurland, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs, along with representatives of the European Union (EU) and its 27 member nations, today formally signed an aviation agreement that continues the expansion of air services set in place by the 2007 U.S.-EU [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU SeaBILLA (Sea Border Surveillance) program unveiled</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/18/eu-seabilla-sea-border-surveillance-program-unveiled/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/18/eu-seabilla-sea-border-surveillance-program-unveiled/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:53:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=915</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[SELEX Sistemi Integrati, a Finmeccanica company, has launched the European research and development project SeaBILLA (Sea Border Surveillance). SeaBILLA, proposed to the European Union as a research and development project on maritime and boarders surveillance, has recently obtained a funding of about 15,5 million Euros within the 7° Framework Programme “Security Research Call2”. The Finmeccanica [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. and EU Sign Deal to Boost Cooperation on Air Traffic</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/18/u-s-and-eu-sign-deal-to-boost-cooperation-on-air-traffic/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/18/u-s-and-eu-sign-deal-to-boost-cooperation-on-air-traffic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:48:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=911</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. and the European Union expect to sign as soon as Friday an agreement that will increase cooperation on their new-generation systems for highly efficient air-traffic management, people close to the talks say. Authorities from both sides of the Atlantic have been working for years to develop satellite-based navigation equipment that will enable pilots [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU nations decide on airport body scanners</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/17/eu-nations-decide-on-airport-body-scanners/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/17/eu-nations-decide-on-airport-body-scanners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:35:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=883</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[European Union nations should decide on their own whether to use body scanners at airports, but the technology employed must be up to EU standards. &#8220;It is for each member state to decide to authorise the use of scanners in national airports. That will not change,&#8221; Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas said in a statement. &#8220;But [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EDA Study on Integration of UAS Into General Air Traffic</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/16/eda-study-on-integration-of-uas-into-general-air-traffic/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/16/eda-study-on-integration-of-uas-into-general-air-traffic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:24:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Comms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thales Group]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=879</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Thales announced that it has reached the end of a decisive year-long European technical design study, called SIGAT &#8211; (Study on military frequency spectrum allocations for the Insertion into General Air Traffic of UAS). Kicking off in early 2009, SIGAT was aimed at defining and promoting a common European position on the appropriate command and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Italy Navy Launches EU Operations Command Center</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/09/italy-navy-launches-eu-operations-command-center/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/09/italy-navy-launches-eu-operations-command-center/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[MSA]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[piracy / antipiracy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=822</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Italian Navy has launched a new land-based command facility that will be offered for use controlling European Union naval operations. Established at the Navy&#8217;s fleet command center at Santa Rosa, north of Rome, the new center has reached initial operating capability and will be fully operational in the first half of 2011, officials said. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adoption of a U.S.- EU and EU Member States Declaration on Counterterrorism</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/05/adoption-of-a-u-s-eu-and-eu-member-states-declaration-on-counterterrorism/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/05/adoption-of-a-u-s-eu-and-eu-member-states-declaration-on-counterterrorism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jun 2010 15:39:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=806</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Council of Ministers of Interior and Justice of the European Union adopted a U.S.- EU and EU Member States Declaration on Counterterrorism. Attorney General Eric Holder, who attended the EU/G6 Conference of Interior Ministers declared: &#8220;The Council&#8217;s adoption of this Declaration is a crucial step forward in our mutual fight against terrorism. I attended [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two Men Arrested for Terrorism at Kennedy Aiport</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/04/two-men-arrested-for-terrorism-at-kennedy-aiport/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/04/two-men-arrested-for-terrorism-at-kennedy-aiport/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 22:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Homeland Security]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=812</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Two New Jersey men who were bound for Somalia to join an Islamic extremist group and to kill American troops were arrested at Kennedy International Airport on 6/6. The men, Mohamed Haoud Alessa, 20, and Carlos Eduardo Almonte, 24, were to join Al Shabaab, which claims ideological kinship with Al Qaeda and which was thought [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Administration Unveils Security Strategy</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/28/obama-administration-unveils-security-strategy/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/28/obama-administration-unveils-security-strategy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 15:16:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=783</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration Thursday unveiled its new national security strategy, recognizing the need for military force but as a last resort and stressing the need to increase international diplomatic cooperation. President Barack Obama said in the 52-page document the military should be used but not overextended. And taking a wider view of national security, Mr. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BAE TSS: 95 M$ for security systems to control access to Army bases</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/27/765/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/27/765/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 12:33:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=765</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[BAE Systems has received a U.S. Army contract worth up to $95 million to install and maintain automated security systems to control access to Army bases and other installations. This award expands the company&#8217;s work in supporting physical security at government sites. The automated installation entry systems use software and hardware to verify information on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Papp Takes Helm of Coast Guard</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/26/papp-takes-helm-of-coast-guard/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/26/papp-takes-helm-of-coast-guard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 19:39:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[US Coast Guard]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=824</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Coast Guard&#8217;s quintessential ship captain, Adm. Robert J. Papp Jr., took charge of the service Tuesday. The Coast Guard has been going through a transformational period, under the header of &#8220;modernization.&#8221; Everything from how the leadership is organized to how the missions are supported will be different. It&#8217;s an effort to prepare for future [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US CBP and China Sign MOU to Enhance Supply Chain Security</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/26/us-cbp-and-china-sign-mou-to-enhance-supply-chain-security/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/26/us-cbp-and-china-sign-mou-to-enhance-supply-chain-security/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 15:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=778</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Customs and Border Protection today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China on Supply Chain Security and Facilitation. The CBP-China Customs Memorandum of Understanding will serve as a key component of a cooperative security and trade relationship between the two nation’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>G8/G20 security bill to hit $833 million</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/26/g8g20-security-bill-to-hit-833-million/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/26/g8g20-security-bill-to-hit-833-million/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 14:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=773</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[CTV News has learned that Ottawa expects to spend $833 million on security for next month’s G8 and G20 summits. [montreal.ctv.ca] In March, the federal government had allocated $179 million for its security budget. But under new estimates that will be introduced in the House of Commons later Tuesday, these costs should increase by $654 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New UK National Security Council Established</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/13/new-uk-national-security-council-established/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/13/new-uk-national-security-council-established/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 16:02:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=707</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The inaugural meeting of a National Security Council, which will discuss the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan, will be chaired by Prime Minister David Cameron today, Wednesday 12 May 2010.The National Security Council (NSC) being established by the Prime Minister will oversee all aspects of Britain&#8217;s security and the council will also be reviewing the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AgustaWestland Will Bid on New Marine One</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/13/agustawestland-will-bid-on-new-marine-one/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/13/agustawestland-will-bid-on-new-marine-one/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 12:26:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=673</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[AgustaWestland (AW) told that the company is still in the hunt for the U.S. VXX Presidential helicopter replacement program, commonly known as Marine One. Pier Francesco Guarguaglini, the chairman and CEO of AW parent company Finmeccanica, suggested that AW could partner with Boeing and L-3 for the contract. The original program was canceled last year [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Terrorism cell used to fund Islamic network dismantled</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/12/terrorism-cell-used-to-fund-islamic-network-dismantled/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/12/terrorism-cell-used-to-fund-islamic-network-dismantled/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 11:39:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=668</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Five people were arrested in Italy, Britain and France as part of an investigation into the funding of a network of Islamic terrorism. This was announced in The Hague, Eurojust, the European body for judicial cooperation. In Italy two people have been arrested in Milan and Rome as part of an investigation conducted by Italian [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DCNS to Self-Fund Construction of Highly Innovative OPV</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/04/dcns-to-self-fund-construction-of-highly-innovative-opv/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/04/dcns-to-self-fund-construction-of-highly-innovative-opv/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 12:15:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=636</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[DCNS, a leading player on the world market for capital warships, also aims to win new business in the corvette/OPV sector. In line with this policy, the Group has decided to self-fund the construction of a Gowind offshore patrol vessel. The new ship is designed for a wide range of government missions at sea. Shipbuilding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NY plans 24M$ for new Security Programs</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/03/ny-plans-new-security-programs-for-24m/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/03/ny-plans-new-security-programs-for-24m/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 10:19:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=606</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Police Department has been planning a high-tech security network for Midtown Manhattan involving surveillance cameras, license plate readers and chemical sensors, although it was not clear whether it could have prevented the attempted car bombing in Times Square on Saturday night.   The network, patterned after one under development in Lower Manhattan, would eventually [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finmeccanica warms to UK alliances</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/01/finmeccanica-warms-to-uk-alliances/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/01/finmeccanica-warms-to-uk-alliances/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 07:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=620</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The head of Italy&#8217;s largest defence group says his country should co-operate with the UK on a new generation of unmanned aircraft, helicopters and warships. Pier Francesco Guarguaglini, chief executive and chairman of Finmeccanica, argues the two countries are the best fit in Europe given their similar foreign policies and common defence equipment programmes. &#8220;All [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cobham to upgrade and support Air Defence and Air Traffic Services for UK MoD</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/04/29/cobham-to-upgrade-and-support-air-defence-and-air-traffic-services-for-uk-mod/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/04/29/cobham-to-upgrade-and-support-air-defence-and-air-traffic-services-for-uk-mod/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 07:51:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Contracts]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=618</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Cobham will upgrade and support key air traffic control systems and operations for the UK Ministry of Defence through to at least 2015, after being awarded three contracts totalling GBP12 million. The contracts include the Watchman Radar Viewing Unit and Airfield Radar Integration projects, where Cobham will continue to support existing installed equipment and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>About the need for increased rail security</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/04/24/about-the-need-for-increased-rail-security/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/04/24/about-the-need-for-increased-rail-security/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 17:55:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=588</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Report of the hearing of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, chaired by senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ), to examine the security of our nation’s railroads and other surface transportation networks. In light of a bombing on a commuter train in Russia that left 40 dead last month, Lautenberg called the hearing to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>French navy (EU NAVAL FORCE) captures six pirates</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/04/23/french-navy-eu-naval-force-captures-six-pirates/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/04/23/french-navy-eu-naval-force-captures-six-pirates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:35:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[piracy / antipiracy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=580</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Six pirates have been arrested after they launched an attack on a French military supply ship by mistake off the coast of Somalia, the EU&#8217;s naval force said Wednesday. Pirates in two skiffs attacked the Somme ship overnight on Monday, about 300 kilometres off the coast of Somalia. The French fired back and the speedboats [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sikorsky, Lockheed team to bid for US presidential helicopter</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/04/19/sikorsky-lockheed-team-to-bid-for-us-presidential-helicopter/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/04/19/sikorsky-lockheed-team-to-bid-for-us-presidential-helicopter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 02:54:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=573</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Lockheed sees possible US Navy award in 2011 or 2012 Lockheed still negotiating termination of VH-71 (AgustaWestland/Finmeccanica) with Navy Former rivals Sikorsky Aircraft and Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N) said they would join forces in a follow-on U.S. Navy presidential helicopter competition even as Lockheed continued to negotiate a settlement over termination of the previous program. Under [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Volcanic ash drifts over Europe &#8211; Monitoring of flights via ADS-B</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/04/16/volcanic-ash-drifts-over-europe-monitoring-of-flight-through-ads-b/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/04/16/volcanic-ash-drifts-over-europe-monitoring-of-flight-through-ads-b/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:13:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=541</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[All flights into and out of the UK have been suspended because of a cloud of volcanic ash high up in the atmosphere. And Mike Butcher at Tech Crunch Europe has written a little piece about it that graphically illustrates the situation. FlightRadar24 has a network of 100 ADS-B receivers around the world that picks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DEFENSE AND NON-PROLIFERATION : U.S.-EU HIGHLIGHTS</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/04/14/defense-and-non-proliferation-u-s-eu-highlights/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/04/14/defense-and-non-proliferation-u-s-eu-highlights/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:48:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=538</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Global Leaders Endorse Securing of All Nuclear Material by 2014 &#8211; Following two days of meetings in Washington, leaders from around the world agreed to take tangible and meaningful steps to secure the world’s nuclear materials. President Obama, who initiated the global effort in a speech in Prague in April 2009, called the collective agreement [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taliban Pushes France for Detainee Swap</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/04/12/taliban-pushes-france-for-detainee-swap/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/04/12/taliban-pushes-france-for-detainee-swap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 11:21:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=534</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[France&#8217;s Foreign Ministry said Monday it was consulting with the families of two French TV journalists taken hostage in Afghanistan, after the Taliban demanded that France lean on Afghan and U.S. officials for a prisoner-hostage exchange. In a statement e-mailed to news organizations, the Taliban said they submitted a list of &#8220;ordinary detainees&#8221; &#8211; meaning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finmeccanica: 130M$ contracts for security</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/30/finmeccanica-130m-contracts-for-security/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/30/finmeccanica-130m-contracts-for-security/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:04:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=475</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Finmeccanica has won contracts with a total value of approximately 13 M$ million through its companies DRS, SELEX Sistemi Integrati and Elsag Datamat. Specifically, DRS Technical Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Finmeccanica Group company DRS Technologies, was awarded a $77 million contract to provide technical assistance to the United States Army and allies as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Airport security should be &#8220;unpredictable&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/28/airport-security-should-be-unpredictable/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/28/airport-security-should-be-unpredictable/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2010 20:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=477</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[MPs say that business travellers should not know what to expect when they pass through airports in order to beat terrorism The current confusion over what business travellers should expect when they go through security in Britain’s airports looks set to increase if recommendations from the Home Affairs select committee are adopted. A report from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Updating air traffic system top aim of Senate bill</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/24/updating-air-traffic-system-top-aim-of-senate-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/24/updating-air-traffic-system-top-aim-of-senate-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:03:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=446</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Replacing World War II-era radar with 21st century GPS technology and implementing several new airline safety rules would be required under a $34.5 billion bill approved on March,22 by the Senate. The measure funding the Federal Aviation Administration through Sept. 30, 2011, calls for key elements of the FAA&#8217;s NextGen program to be in place [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;dominator(tm)&#8217;- the System That Enables Soldiers to Dominate the Battlefeild</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/20/dominatortm-the-system-that-enables-soldiers-to-dominate-the-battlefeild/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/20/dominatortm-the-system-that-enables-soldiers-to-dominate-the-battlefeild/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:21:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=452</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ Elbit Systems will be presenting the &#8220;Dominator &#8482;&#8221; &#8211; an Integrated Infantry Combat System at the upcoming Australian Air Show. Geared for the unit level and individual soldier, the &#8220;Dominator &#8482;&#8221; enables forces to dominate the field by empowering infantry units with full situational awareness through networking into integrated information systems. Outfitted with the &#8220;Dominator [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Command, Control and Comms System</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/19/new-command-control-and-comms-system/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/19/new-command-control-and-comms-system/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:49:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=410</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Greg Combet, Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science, today announced that a contract has been signed with Elbit Systems Limited (Elbit) to provide the next generation of command, control and communications capability to elements of the Army, Special Operations Command and the Air Force&#8217;s Combat Support Group. &#8220;The introduction of this new capability which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aircrafts and Helicopters: Finmeccanica Seeks To Make U.S. Home Market</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/19/aircrafts-and-helicopters-finmeccanica-seeks-to-make-u-s-home-market/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/19/aircrafts-and-helicopters-finmeccanica-seeks-to-make-u-s-home-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:06:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=400</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Finmeccanica is looking to further increase its business activity in the U.S., capitalizing on its acquisition of DRS Technologies.The company has long eyed the U.S. and, through a growing industrial footprint, has tried to make it a “home market” in addition to Italy and the U.K. A round of upcoming helicopter competitions will prove a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DRS Awarded $15 M to Provide Satellite Connectivity and Services</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/16/drs-awarded-15-m-to-provide-satellite-connectivity-and-services/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/16/drs-awarded-15-m-to-provide-satellite-connectivity-and-services/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:46:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=406</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[DRS Defense Solutions, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DRS Technologies, Inc.,Finmeccanica Group,  announced its Global Enterprise Solutions business unit was awarded a $15 million task order to provide X-band satellite connectivity and terrestrial transport services to the U.S. Military serving in the Middle East. Award is by the Defense information Systems Agency (DISA) under Defense [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Homeland Security Chief Meets Europe Counterparts</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/16/u-s-homeland-security-chief-meets-europe-counterparts/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/16/u-s-homeland-security-chief-meets-europe-counterparts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:22:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=383</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[European officials agreed at last Jan Madrid Meeting to accelerate the drafting of a common strategy with the United States to improve airline security during a meeting with Janet Napolitano, the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. It was the first such high-level trans-Atlantic meeting on the subject since the botched Dec. 25 bombing of an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No MEADS Decision From U.S. Army-MDA Meeting</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/16/no-meads-decision-from-u-s-army-mda-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/16/no-meads-decision-from-u-s-army-mda-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:04:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=441</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Senior U.S. Army officials who met with representatives from the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) March 10 reached no decision on whether to transfer management of the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program to the agency, according to a defense official. Instead, senior officials from both organizations agreed that follow-up questions needed to be answered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU Commission Regulation on Aviation Security</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/10/368/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/10/368/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:09:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=368</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[EU lays down detailed measures for the implementation of the common basic standards on aviation security for safeguarding against acts of unlawful interferences and general measures supplementing the common basic standards in the following areas: Airport Security Arcraft Security Hold Baggage Screening Controls Cargo and Mail Screening Controls In Flight Security Control Security Equipments for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MEADS : Army would like to kill the program, but Pentagon resists</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/09/meads-army-would-like-to-kill-the-program-but-pentagon-resists/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/09/meads-army-would-like-to-kill-the-program-but-pentagon-resists/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:13:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=303</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Another battle is brewing at the Pentagon over a costly weapons program that many military leaders do not want but that so far has proven difficult to kill. After several failed attempts, the Army is trying again to cancel a $19 billion missile defense system that the United States is developing in partnership with Italy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Grounds BAE Export Applications</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/09/us-grounds-bae-export-applications/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/09/us-grounds-bae-export-applications/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:06:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=299</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The US State Department has put a hold on all new applications for export licences by BAE Systems in the wake of the company’s recent criminal plea agreement to settle long-running bribery allegations. It says it wants to establish what impact the UK armsmaker’s agreement last month with the Department of Justice will have on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UK Defence Committee: Millions On Unproductive Procurement,</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/07/uk-defence-committee-millions-on-unproductive-procurement/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/07/uk-defence-committee-millions-on-unproductive-procurement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:18:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=306</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The MoD is spending hundreds of millions of pounds a year on unproductive activities because it has commissioned more work than it can afford to pay for, says the Defence Select Committee in its Report, Defence Equipment 2010, which is published today. In its Report, the Committee notes that both the NAO Major Projects Report [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finmeccanica Looks for Partner in White House Helicopter Bid</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/05/finmeccanica-looks-for-partner-in-white-house-helicopter-bid/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/05/finmeccanica-looks-for-partner-in-white-house-helicopter-bid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:29:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=268</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Finmeccanica SpA, Italy’s biggest defense contractor, said it is looking for a partner as the U.S. Defense Department restarts the process of replacing the ageing fleet of presidential helicopters. The group will respond with the subsidiary AgustaWestland. Pier Francesco Guarguaglini, Finmeccanica’s chief executive officer, said at a press conference in London today. Lockheed Martin Corp. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Capitol Police upped security after shooting at Pentagon Metro</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/05/capitol-police-upped-security-after-shooting-at-pentagon-metro/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/05/capitol-police-upped-security-after-shooting-at-pentagon-metro/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:46:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=259</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Capitol Police on Friday continued to maintain stringent security levels on Capitol Hill after a lone gunman shot and wounded three officers outside of the Pentagon on Thursday. Officers with the Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA) shot and killed John Patrick Bedell, 36, Thursday evening after he approached them outside of the Pentagon Metro station [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Puts Hold on Export Licenses for BAE: State Dept.</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/04/u-s-puts-hold-on-export-licenses-for-bae-state-dept/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/04/u-s-puts-hold-on-export-licenses-for-bae-state-dept/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:25:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=311</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. State Department has placed a &#8220;temporary administrative hold&#8221; on weapons export licenses sought by BAE Systems or companies using BAE Systems&#8217; products, a State Department official said. BAE officials, however, said there was no hold. The state of affairs remains unclear. This comes in the wake of BAE&#8217;s guilty plea to accusations that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>License plate recognition to be regulated in Maine</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/02/license-plate-recognition-to-be-regulated-in-maine/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/02/license-plate-recognition-to-be-regulated-in-maine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=214</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Action that would limit use to law enforcement, DOT could be precedent setting The Maine Legislature’s Joint Transportation Committee has moved forward a bill this week that would set statewide policy for the use of license plate recognition technology. As part of LD 1561, “An Act to Regulate the Use of Traffic Surveillance Cameras,” LPR [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SBINET in danger? No finish in sight for &#8216;virtual&#8217; border fence</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/01/sbinet-in-danger-no-finish-in-sight-for-virtual-border-fence/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/01/sbinet-in-danger-no-finish-in-sight-for-virtual-border-fence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:23:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=210</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A multibillion-dollar &#8220;virtual fence&#8221; along the southwestern border promised for completion in 2009 to protect the U.S. from terrorists, violent drug smugglers and a flood of illegal immigrants is a long way from becoming a reality, with government officials unable to say when, how or whether it will ever be completed. More than three years [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pentagon Panel Has Contractor Contacts: Analysis finds financial ties</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/01/pentagon-panel-has-contractor-contacts-analysis-finds-financial-ties/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/01/pentagon-panel-has-contractor-contacts-analysis-finds-financial-ties/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=203</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[More than half of the panel members appointed to review the Pentagon&#8217;s latest four-year strategy blueprint have financial ties to defense contractors with a stake in the planning process, a USA TODAY analysis shows. Congress created the 20-member panel in 2006 to analyze the Defense Department&#8217;s four-year plan, known as the Quadrennial Defense Review. Lawmakers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thales caught in all too familiar French political trap</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/25/thales-caught-in-all-too-familiar-french-political-trap/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/25/thales-caught-in-all-too-familiar-french-political-trap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:50:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=168</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The EADS story is all too familiar. For years, the European aerospace and defence group has been hamstrung by its French and German political masters. But these days it seems that the French government has decided to delegate responsibility to its French and German core industrial shareholders &#8211; Lagardère and Daimler &#8211; put in place [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EUROSAM bids for Turkish Air Defence System</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/24/eurosam-bids-for-turkish-air-defence-system/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/24/eurosam-bids-for-turkish-air-defence-system/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=105</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Turkey&#8217;s defence procurement office removed MBDA from a blacklist last month after an international legal dispute between the Ankara government and the French missile maker ended amicably. One immediate effect: Eurosam, whose shareholders include MBDA, Thales, Finmeccanica and BAE Systems, will be allowed to bid next month against Chinese, U.S. and Russian rivals for Turkey&#8217;s multibillion-dollar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU ministers to explore common defence strategy</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/23/eu-ministers-to-explore-common-defence-strategy/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/23/eu-ministers-to-explore-common-defence-strategy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:52:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=163</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[EU defence ministers, meeting in Spain, will consider increased military ties authorised by the bloc&#8217;s Lisbon Treaty, but with EU diplomatic chief Catherine Ashton notable by her absence. The two-day meeting will not be the baptism of fire which some had been predicting for Ashton, the EU&#8217;s High Representative for foreign affairs and security policy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: 3550 M$ assigned</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/23/the-american-recovery-and-reinvestment-act-of-2009-3550-m-assigned-2/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/23/the-american-recovery-and-reinvestment-act-of-2009-3550-m-assigned-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=197</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[DHS      GSA      CPB      TSA      ICE      USCG      FEMA 405        850       420     1000       20        240          615 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) is an effort to jumpstart our economy, create or save millions of jobs, and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive in the 21st century. With [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BAE loses US battle and takes £592m hit</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/23/bae-loses-us-battle-and-takes-592m-hit/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/23/bae-loses-us-battle-and-takes-592m-hit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:59:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=103</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[BAe Systems suffered another major blow today, saying that it will incur a £592 million writedown after it failed to overturn the Pentagon&#8217;s decision to award a trucks and vehicles contract to a US supplier. BAE had challenged the award of the £2 billion contract to Oshkosh but its appeal was rejected. The UK company [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NATO will operate from Poggio Renatico the control of NATO air forces in Europe.</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/22/nato-will-operate-from-poggio-renatico-the-control-of-nato-air-forces-in-europe/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/22/nato-will-operate-from-poggio-renatico-the-control-of-nato-air-forces-in-europe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:52:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=66</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By March 2010, NATO will rely on the radar base at Poggio Renatico (Ferrara) control of the airspace between the Atlantic Ocean and the Danube delta. The decision to strengthen and expand geographically functioning of the Italian military was announced at the conclusion of the annual conference of the commanders of NATO&#8217;s Southern Region, held [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Miami Sector Border Patrol Agents Intercept Migrants After Landing by Boat in Florida U.S. Citizen Suspected of</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/22/miami-sector-border-patrol-agents-intercept-migrants-after-landing-by-boat-in-florida-u-s-citizen-suspected-of/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/22/miami-sector-border-patrol-agents-intercept-migrants-after-landing-by-boat-in-florida-u-s-citizen-suspected-of/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:07:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=275</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Smuggling On Feb. 22, at approximately 7:15 a.m., Border Patrol agents from the West Palm Beach Station responded to a call from the Martin County Sheriff’s Office which reported a landing of migrants in the area of Sewall’s Point, Fla. Border Patrol agents interviewed and processed four Haitians and one Dominican. The subjects are adult [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MoU between UK and France on urgent operational requests</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/19/mou-between-uk-and-france-on-urgent-operational-requests/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/19/mou-between-uk-and-france-on-urgent-operational-requests/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:41:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=69</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Minister for Defence Equipment and Support, Quentin Davies, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with his French counterpart, Laurent Collet-Billon, which enables the potential for closer co-operation on the procurement of urgent operational equipment. It follows the signature of the Statement of Intent between the Minister of Defence of the French Republic and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Project Vigilare Command and Control System Passes Factory Acceptance Testing</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/18/project-vigilare-command-and-control-system-passes-factory-acceptance-testing/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/18/project-vigilare-command-and-control-system-passes-factory-acceptance-testing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:40:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=286</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Boeing Defence Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, this week announced that Project Vigilare, a Network Centric Command and Control System (NC3S) solution for the Royal Australian Air Force, has passed factory acceptance testing. The system, already installed at the Northern Regional Operational Centre (NROC), will undergo on-site acceptance testing in March [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US CG Cutters debate: the beginning of a &#8220;never-ending story&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/17/us-cg-cutters-debate-the-beginning-of-a-never-ending-story/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/17/us-cg-cutters-debate-the-beginning-of-a-never-ending-story/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:19:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=140</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[WH ‘Hammered’ Allen on CG Woes White House officials pressured the Coast Guard commandant to tone down comments that his service faces serious threats to its ability to respond to emergencies such as the Haitian earthquake disaster, DoD Buzz has learned. A source with close ties to the Coast Guard told us this morning that the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Secretary Napolitano Highlights Strengthened Aviation Security</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/17/secretary-napolitano-highlights-strengthened-aviation-security/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/17/secretary-napolitano-highlights-strengthened-aviation-security/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:47:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=57</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano yesterday toured Transportation Security Administration (TSA) explosive detection technologies and canine program operations in Virginia and Texas—highlighting $576 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds and other security investments devoted to securing the U.S. aviation system and creating jobs in local communities across the country [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SBInet program on delays</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/17/sbinet-program-on-delays/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/17/sbinet-program-on-delays/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:08:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=110</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[SBInet director shares frustrations and progress on delays, tests and Boeing But Mark Borkowski remains hopeful that SBInet will be a success As executive director of the Homeland Security Department’s Secure Border Initiative, Mark Borkowski is in the unenviable position of overseeing SBInet, the border protection system that is as noteworthy for technical glitches and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Navy Awards 92.5 M$ in Net-Centric Ops Support</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/16/us-navy-awards-92-5-m-in-net-centric-ops-support/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/16/us-navy-awards-92-5-m-in-net-centric-ops-support/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:57:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=33</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The US Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific (SSC Pacific) awarded $92.5 million in contracts to support net-centric operations, information management, and decision support operations of the US military services. The contracts focus on the command and control (C2) interfaces between the services and civil agencies and nongovernmental organizations. The contractors will provide [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EADS DS to Extend Bulgarian Security Forces&#8217; Tetra Network</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/15/eads-ds-to-extend-bulgarian-security-forces-tetra-network/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/15/eads-ds-to-extend-bulgarian-security-forces-tetra-network/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:10:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=224</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[EADS Defence &#38; Security has been awarded a contract by the Bulgarian Ministry of Finance to extend the TETRA network for the security forces. This complementary contract will achieve almost full TETRA network coverage of Bulgarian territory. Under the contract, EADS Defence &#38; Security will deliver 50 TB3 base stations, an Automatic Vehicle Location system [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thales: 51 MAuD ADF Command &amp; Intelligence Systems</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/15/thales-51-mcan-adf-command-and-intelligence-systems-contract/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/15/thales-51-mcan-adf-command-and-intelligence-systems-contract/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:15:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=37</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Thales Australia will provide computer support services for a range of Australian Defence Force (ADF) command and control systems under a $51m contract, according to Defence Minister Greg Combet. &#34;The command and control systems support military planning and the conduct of ADF operations and exercises,&#34; he said. The systems are used at the strategic and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finmeccanica reaches the amount of $100 million in U.S. military orders for DVE</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/10/finmeccanica-reaches-the-amount-of-100-million-in-u-s-military-orders-for-dve/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/10/finmeccanica-reaches-the-amount-of-100-million-in-u-s-military-orders-for-dve/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:14:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=227</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Finmeccanica, through its company DRS Technologies, Inc., have reached $100 million in U.S. military orders for infrared Driver’s Vision Enhancers (DVEs). The delivery orders have been placed against a September 2009 contract awarded by the U.S. Army Communications and Electronics Command (CECOM) at Fort Monmouth, NJ – a DVE Family of Systems (FOS) contract covering [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Urges Allies To Ratchet Up Afghan Training Effort</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/05/us-urges-allies-to-ratchet-up-afghan-training-effort/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/05/us-urges-allies-to-ratchet-up-afghan-training-effort/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:05:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=76</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ The United States urged NATO allies to send thousands of trainers to help strengthen Afghan security forces and exploit a window of opportunity to defeat the Taliban and Al Qaeda. The request came as the top commander in Afghanistan, US General Stanley McChrystal, said that security was no longer deteriorating but that the corner had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cybersecurity Seizes More Attention, Budget Dollars</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/04/cybersecurity-seizes-more-attention-budget-dollars/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/04/cybersecurity-seizes-more-attention-budget-dollars/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:54:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=74</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Cybersecurity is seizing more attention and budget dollars from the Defense Department at a time when China’s alleged cyber attack on Google has underscored the urgency of the threat and the vulnerability of U.S. networks. The Pentagon’s second-ranking official described cyber threats as his top worry, and a chorus of other defense and government officials [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canadian Integrated Soldier System Project (ISSP) competition</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/04/canadian-integrated-soldier-system-project-issp-competition/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/04/canadian-integrated-soldier-system-project-issp-competition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:02:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=121</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Canada&#8217;s Department of National Defence expects to issue a request for proposal (RfP) for its emerging Integrated Soldier System Project (ISSP) competition. ISSP gear is similar to the US Army&#8217;s currently fielded Land Warrior in that it endeavours to push data to individual soldiers so they can achieve greater situational awareness. However, unlike Land Warrior, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama officials present a strategic redefining of Homeland Security&#8217;s mission</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/01/obama-officials-present-a-strategic-redefining-of-homeland-securitys-mission/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/01/obama-officials-present-a-strategic-redefining-of-homeland-securitys-mission/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 04:24:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=117</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration Monday delivered to Congress the nation&#8217;s first Quadrennial Homeland Security Review, defining homeland security for the first time as including hazards beyond terrorism, in a strategic document intended to drive long-term budget decisions. Congress mandated the high-level strategic review in 2007, two years after Hurricane Katrina exposed failings in the government&#8217;s response [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU: 20 M€ for research Selex SI</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/01/28/eu-20-me-for-research-selex-si/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/01/28/eu-20-me-for-research-selex-si/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:27:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=138</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The European Union has approved funding of almost € 20 million for two projects coordinated by Selex Sistemi Integrati in the second edition of the ban &#8220;Call Security&#8221; of the Seventh Framework Program. This was announced by the company of the Finmeccanica group, noting that he won the highest share of the approximately 118 million [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NGC Awarded $335 M Base Operations Contract</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/01/27/ngc-awarded-335-m-base-operations-contract/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/01/27/ngc-awarded-335-m-base-operations-contract/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:20:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=132</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Air Forces in Europe has awarded the Northrop Grumman Corporation and Kellogg Brown &#38; Root, Inc 50/50 joint venture Vinnell, Brown &#38; Root LLC a contract to provide base operations support services for locations in Turkey and Spain. The Turkey-Spain Base Maintenance Contract is a fixed-price-incentive contract with cost reimbursable line items with a potential value of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU: 20 mln for research to Selex SI</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/01/27/eu-20-mln-for-research-to-selex-si/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/01/27/eu-20-mln-for-research-to-selex-si/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:26:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=119</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The European Union has approved funding of almost € 20 million for two projects coordinated by Selex Sistemi Integrati in the second edition of the ban &#8220;Call Security&#8221; of the Seventh Framework Program. This was announced by the company of the Finmeccanica group, noting that he won the highest share of the approximately 118 million [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The major international security challenges in 2010: Italy&#8217;s role and vision</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/01/25/the-major-international-security-challenges-in-2010-italys-role-and-vision/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/01/25/the-major-international-security-challenges-in-2010-italys-role-and-vision/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Documents]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=216</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Intervention of: Franco Frattini, Italian Minister for Foreing Affairs :  The full document in, 100125 The major international security challenges  “in 2010 we face an “arch of instability” which stretches from the Horn of Africa and the Arabian peninsula to Central Asia. A challenge that poses serious threats to international security and means that we cannot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CBP Halts Deadly Illegal Immigration Attempt at Torrey Pines Beach</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/01/19/cbp-halts-deadly-illegal-immigration-attempt-at-torrey-pines-beach/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/01/19/cbp-halts-deadly-illegal-immigration-attempt-at-torrey-pines-beach/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:53:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=257</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One person is dead, another is in critical condition, and 14 others are in custody following a failed attempt to illegally enter the United States by boat at a San Diego beach this morning. At about 4:30 a.m., law enforcement authorities spotted a 30-foot panga in distress in the surf just off of Torrey Pines [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IT Coast Guard VADM Pollastrini: &#8220;Implementing Integrated Maritime Policy in the European Union</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2009/10/19/it-coast-guard-radm-pollastrini-implementing-integrated-maritime-policy-in-the-european-union/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2009/10/19/it-coast-guard-radm-pollastrini-implementing-integrated-maritime-policy-in-the-european-union/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In conjunction with Italian Embassy in Washington, SELEX Sistemi Integrati has organized an event in line with the recent declarations of DHS Secretary, Janet Napolitano, looking for an  “international approach to the security” recommending potential practical responses. The event involved prominent representatives of Italian and U.S. Government organizations, Department of Homeland Security, US and Italian [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CBP and Coast Guard Team Up to Interdict 5 Migrants</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2008/10/13/cbp-and-coast-guard-team-up-to-interdict-5-migrants/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2008/10/13/cbp-and-coast-guard-team-up-to-interdict-5-migrants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Five Mexican migrants were apprehended this afternoon by Coast Guard officers and Customs and Border Protection marine interdiction agents as they tried to illegally enter the U.S. by boat. At 9:26 a.m., the Coast Guard received a report from CBP officials of suspicious activity aboard a red speedboat headed northbound into U.S. waters, about a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CBP Air and Marine Agents Interdict Migrants in Florida at the Start of Memorial Day Weekend</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2008/05/28/cbp-air-and-marine-agents-interdict-migrants-in-florida-at-the-start-of-memorial-day-weekend/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2008/05/28/cbp-air-and-marine-agents-interdict-migrants-in-florida-at-the-start-of-memorial-day-weekend/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 22:47:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine agents intercepted three undocumented migrants and two suspected smugglers at the start of the busy Memorial Day weekend. At noon on May 23, CBP marine interdiction agents and Martin County Sheriff’s Office deputies stopped the motor vessel “Keep Walking” as it approached the Sandsprit Park boat ramp and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cuban Migrants Repatriated After CBP Air and Marine Has a Busy Week of Interdiction in South Florida</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2008/05/16/cuban-migrants-repatriated-after-cbp-air-and-marine-has-a-busy-week-of-interdiction-in-south-florida/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2008/05/16/cuban-migrants-repatriated-after-cbp-air-and-marine-has-a-busy-week-of-interdiction-in-south-florida/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 22:43:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Coast Guard Cutter Key Biscayne repatriated more than 70 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba who were interdicted Saturday in two separate events as a result of CBP Air and Marine efforts. A Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine DASH-8 aircrew located two go-fast vessels traveling in tandem about 40 miles southeast [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SELEX Sistemi Integrati: 11 ME contract with the EU for a C2I System</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2008/02/05/selex-sistemi-integrati-11-me-contract-with-the-eu-for-a-c2i-system/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2008/02/05/selex-sistemi-integrati-11-me-contract-with-the-eu-for-a-c2i-system/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:55:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SELEX Sistemi Integrati, a Finmeccanica Company, signed a contract with the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union for the development, supply and installation of a Military Command and Control Information System, including the provision of related support, training and maintenance services. The Military Command and Control Information System will enhance the European [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SESAR ATM Deployment Sequence</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2008/02/01/sesar-atm-deployment-sequence/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2008/02/01/sesar-atm-deployment-sequence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:50:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[EUROCONTROL, the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation, has accepted the SESAR Air Traffic Management (ATM) Deployment sequence for developing and deploying the ATM Target Concept. The document, known as D4, proposes three successive implementation packages covering the period from 2008 to 2020 and beyond. The first Implementation Package which covers the period [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thales et EADS Defence &amp; Security réaliseront le premier Intranet Classifié Défense pour les Armées</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2008/01/11/thales-et-eads-defence-security-realiseront-le-premier-intranet-classifie-defense-pour-les-armees/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2008/01/11/thales-et-eads-defence-security-realiseront-le-premier-intranet-classifie-defense-pour-les-armees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=20</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A l’issue d’une compétition de plusieurs mois, la Délégation Générale pour l’Armement (DGA) a notifié à Thales, mandataire du projet et à EADS Defence &#38; Security (DS), co-traitant à hauteur de 40%, un contrat pour développer, réaliser et déployer INTRACED, le premier Intranet Classifié Défense des Armées et du Ministère de la Défense. Première étape vers la [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Haitian Migrants Apprehended After Landing on Florida Beach</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2007/03/28/haitian-migrants-apprehended-after-landing-on-florida-beach/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2007/03/28/haitian-migrants-apprehended-after-landing-on-florida-beach/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2007 22:36:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=245</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Early this morning, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol agents assigned to the Miami Sector apprehended 103 Haitian nationals that made landfall near Hallandale Beach in Hollywood, Fla. One migrant died in the voyage, and two were taken to area hospitals as they displayed symptoms of dehydration and exposure to the elements.   Wednesday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>32 Cuban Migrants Repatriated by Coast Guard After CBP Aircraft Detects Boat 55 Miles South of Marathon, Fla.</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2007/03/01/32-cuban-migrants-repatriated-by-coast-guard-after-cbp-aircraft-detects-boat-55-miles-south-of-marathon-fla/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2007/03/01/32-cuban-migrants-repatriated-by-coast-guard-after-cbp-aircraft-detects-boat-55-miles-south-of-marathon-fla/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2007 22:33:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=240</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Sawfish repatriated 32 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabanas, Cuba Wednesday after they were spotted by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection surveillance aircraft. The CBP Air and Marine DASH-8 aircraft, based in Homestead, Fla., spotted a go-fast vessel traveling at a high rate of speed 55 miles [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CBP Marine Officers Apprehend Two Vessels With Smuggled Migrants In San Diego Bay</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2005/04/26/cbp-marine-officers-apprehend-two-vessels-with-smuggled-migrants-in-san-diego-bay/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2005/04/26/cbp-marine-officers-apprehend-two-vessels-with-smuggled-migrants-in-san-diego-bay/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2005 22:41:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=248</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Customs and Border Protection marine enforcement officers operating go-fast boats apprehended two private vessels with undocumented migrants that entered San Diego Bay over the weekend. The private vessels were attempting to illegally enter the United States using a popular annual Southern California boat race as cover, officials announced today. Federal officers apprehended the first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Man Charged With Assault After Using Speedboat Filled With Migrants To Ram U.S. Customs Vessel</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2002/07/05/man-charged-with-assault-after-using-speedboat-filled-with-migrants-to-ram-u-s-customs-vessel/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2002/07/05/man-charged-with-assault-after-using-speedboat-filled-with-migrants-to-ram-u-s-customs-vessel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2002 22:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boat driver and 14 other illegal migrants detained after collision off South Florida The U.S. Customs Service announced that Wisley Charles was charged today with assaulting a federal officer after using a speedboat, which was occupied by 14 other illegal migrants, to ram a pursuing U.S. Customs vessel off South Florida Wednesday evening. On July [...]]]></description>
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